Improvement in car-couplings



B. 'MICKLE Car-Coupling.

N0. 166,622,, I Patented-Aug.l0,1875.

INVENTUB WITNESSES: I m V Q W I @fi ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BELTON MIGKLE, OF HOLLY SPRINGS, MTSSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,622., dated August10, 1875; application filed June 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELToN MICKLE, of Holly Springs, in the county ofMarshall and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and ImprovedOar-Coupling; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. 2, an end view of acar, showing devices for elevating the pin from the top or sides.

The invention relates to certain improvements in car-couplings; and itconsists in the combination of a gravity -catch having a slotted hole,through which a transverse pin passes to support it, and a draw-barhaving a central longitudinal slot, in which the catch swings, and openrecesses upon each side of said slot, in which the projecting ends ofthe transverse pin are supported.

1n the drawing, A represents a draw-bar having a tapering mouth and acentral longitudinal slot, in which is pivoted the gravitycatch B. Saidcatch has a slot, a, at the top, through which passesa short transversepin, 11, upon which the catch is suspended, the pin 11 being disposed inrecesses c c in the side of the longitudinal slot, so as to allow thecatch full play in the latter. 0 is the coupling-pin, which is of theusual form, and is supported upon a lip, d, of the catch, and is held ina vertical position by the extra thickness of the top part of thedraw-bar. The front part or face of the catch is made inclined, so as torise when the link enters, and allow the pin to fall from its supportand couple the cars. After the link has been inserted in one drawbar theweight of the catch presses against the end of the link, and jams it ina triangular space between the bottom of the drawbar, the coupling-pin,and the said catch, so as to hold the link in a horizontal position,

slot, with its side recesses c c, the entire catch n and its pin may belifted out when necessary for repairs. The recesses also co-operate withthe slot at, to allow the catch to adjust itself to the verticalvibration of the car, and prevent jamming.

In connection with my coupling devices, as

thus described, I employ a chain, f, attached to the coupling-pin at oneend, and to a lever-arm, g, at the other, which is attached to a rod,It, near the top of the car, which is provided with arms and chains,whereby the coupling-pin may be elevated either from the side or top ofthe car. 7

I am aware of the fact that it is not new to construct a gravity-catchin a car-coupling with a slotted bearing and a lip which supports thepin until struck by the entering link, and I therefore confine myinvention to the terms of the claim, whereby the abovedescribedadvantages are secured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is Thecombination of the gravity-catch B, having a slot, a, with thetransverse supporting-pin b and the draw-bar, having a centrallongitudinal slot with side recesses c c, as and for the purpose setforth.

BELTON MIOKLE.

Witnesses RoBT. MCGOWAN, A. F. BROWN.

